Kleiza Has Big Game in Greek Opener
by ACEIII on Oct 31, 2009 6:32 PM MDT
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PrintLinas the Menace had a big night in his Greece League opener, scoring 24 points and hauling down 8 rebounds to lead his team to a win. Here is the link:
http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=GRE&PlayerID=39804
By the way, the Nuggs still hold his NBA rights, correct? Mayber with a couple of years of Euro League seasoning, the Nuggs could resign Linas Kleiza in a couple of years as he enters his prime...
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Hmm
looks like he was 0 for 3 from beyond the arc….
by InboundingLobPass on Oct 31, 2009 6:59 PM MDT reply actions
To be fair...
His career 3-point percentage is around 33% to 34%, which is pretty pathetic. However, his FG% was relatively high because he had the bulk to play in the post. In the Euroleague, the players are a bit smaller, and so he can play PF and drag opponents out of the paint. What makes him effective in the EL won’t be as good in the NBA
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
24 points and 8 rebounds in the greek opener
that sounds like beating your mother in arm wrestling or drinking your grandma under the table. what will he do next ? go and kiss his own sister?
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
Why all the hate for Kleiza?
The Nuggs front office made the decision not to sign him last year…it’s not like he deserted the Nuggs..
kleiza refused to sign
he had a standing offer for 4 years at 25 million. when he did not sign denver pulled the offer the day before the start of last season. stan kroenke gets blamed for not wanting to spend money and kmart gets blamed because of his contract. jr had a better season and his contract is a year and 10 million less than lk’s deal. andersen’s deal is for 5 years and 20+ million and he had a better year. this summer lk wanted the same deal he refused the year before. he had a chance to play this year for 2.8 million on a team that can contend for an nba championship. he would have had a chance to be the sixth man with jr in the starting line up AND become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. he could have had a chance to do the same thing that ben gordon did with the bulls. he has a great season then go and sign with any team in the nba at his price. a multi-year contract offer and a minimum one year deal within 10 months. how do you come up with the front office made the decision to not sign him? he decided to play in europe instead denver. if that is not deserting the nuggs what exactly is it then?
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
ACEIII is right
Nuggets didn’t finish it off because of the CB trade. The effects of that probably hurt Kleiza’s production last season, and when he realized he couldn’t make more than 2.7m in the NBA, he moved his big @$$ to Europe.
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
Nuggs Pulled Their Offer
You said it yourself – - the Nuggs front office pulled the offer to Kleiza. He was ready to sign the deal, and it was the FO that decided to let him play out his deal. Saying that he refused to sign the deal is hogwash – - every player negotiates the best deal possible, and Kleiza was waiting until the last hour to get the best deal possible from the Nuggs. At the deadline, Kleiza was ready to sign, and it was Kroenke that pulled the deal. Thems the facts.
I think the Nuggs are utlimately going to miss Kleiza and Jones this year. They were young, valuable players who are still getting better each year…
Dahntay was not young
He’s in his thirties and isn’t going to get any better.
"I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything." -John Elway
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